VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS!!!!!

• Below is a list of some Virtual Field Trips that we will be taking in the next few days.
• Each day, you can choose one of the trips from the list to explore.
• You will be using a travel journal to record thoughts and questions as we go on our virtual journeys
• As you explore, make notes and drawings of things that you found to be interesting.
• Record any questions that you have as we go and we can discuss them later.
• At the end of class, you will share one thing that you learned.

Visit the San Diego zoo via their live zoo cams at http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/

Take an interactive tour of the whitehouse at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/interactive-tour

Visit the American Museum of Natural History kids exhibits at http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology

This site offers tours of historical sites that include a quiz, 360 degree views of the site and exhibits, and other amazing features. However, there is only one spotlighted tour that is free. The other tours must be purchased. Their current free tour is available at http://www.educatevia360.com/spotlight

In “Global Trek” students choose a destination and book a pretend vacation. Then they click on links to learn facts about that place. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/

Watch these videos from a Hershey’s chocolate factory to “tour” the factory: http://www.thehersheycompany.com/about-hershey/our-story/making-our-chocolate.aspx

At this website you can click on cities from all over the world. There are pictures and 360 degree views of cities, museums, etc. from places all over the world: http://www.360cities.net

Check out this virtual field trip to the moon lesson plan from the Connections Academy http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2010-05-26/Take-a-Virtual-Field-Trip-to-the-Moon.aspx

Visit and learn about ancient rock structures in Scotland at this site: http://www.stonepages.com/ancient_scotland

Visit NASA facilities and explore all about NASA at this website: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/50th/main.html

Participate in touring the Arctic at this website: http://www.polarhusky.co

This site contains dozens of virtual field trips that have pictures and text on a particular topic. You navigate from one picture to the next to learn more about the topic: http://www.tramline.com/trips.htm
You can observe several animals live—many in their wild habitats with the live cams at this site: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/great-horned-owl-cam

At this website you can view logged photos and real time cameras of locations all over the world http://www.earthcam.com/network/?country=us&page=NY

This site contains links to live webcams from all over the world. It includes a map of the cameras, and it has them listed by category. (If you want to see volcanoes, for example, then you click on the volcano category.) http://www.webcamgalore.com/EN/theme.html

At this website you can tour all around London with a map, pictures, and information from major sites. http://www.explore-london.co.uk/index.html

This site allows you a 360 degree manipulative view of the Egyptian pyramids and related sites http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html

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